Which to use
“recordado” is a verb and “reportado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,863
- “recordado” frequency rank
- #13,340
- “reportado” frequency rank
- 22203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordado | reportado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recordar. | Sereno, moderado, prudente. |
Where the eye mixes recordado and reportado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recordado and reportado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recordado is [rekoɾˈð̞að̞o] while reportado is [repoɾˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordado is recorded at frequency rank #8,863, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞að̞o]. reportado is at rank #13,340, tagged as anadj, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪að̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22203, this pair ranks #251,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recordado vs reportado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "recordado": c. Private to "reportado": pt.
"recordado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "reportado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recordado" for "reportado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recordado" or "reportado" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordado" and "reportado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportadas vs reportado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #251,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.